Purusha-Strī-Lakṣaṇa (Samudrika-śāstra): Marks of Kingship, Wealth, Longevity, and Conduct
मांसलस्फिक् सुखी स्याच्च सिंहस्फिक् भूपतिः स्मृतः / भवेत्सिंहकटी राजा निः स्वः कपिकटिर्नरः
māṃsalasphik sukhī syācca siṃhasphik bhūpatiḥ smṛtaḥ / bhavetsiṃhakaṭī rājā niḥ svaḥ kapikaṭirnaraḥ
మాంసల నితంబాలు ఉన్నవాడు సుఖిగా ఉంటాడు; ‘సింహనితంబ’ గలవాడు భూపతి అని స్మరించబడెను. సింహకటి గలవాడు రాజు అవుతాడు; కపికటి గల మనిషి నిర్ధనుడు అవుతాడు।
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)
Concept: Somatic features are treated as karmic signs of sukha (happiness), rājya (sovereignty), or daridratā (destitution).
Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-karman shaping embodied tendencies and social outcomes; worldly power remains within saṃsāra’s flux.
Application: Use as cultural anthropology of signs; avoid body-based determinism; focus on cultivating leadership virtues rather than relying on physical stereotypes.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.65 (body-shape omens; continuation into belly/flank signs in 1.65.23)
This verse presents physiognomic indicators used to infer a person’s likely fortune and social standing—happiness, rulership, or poverty—based on specific bodily traits.
It does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s samudrika (body-sign) teachings about worldly outcomes in embodied life.
Treat such signs as traditional cultural indicators rather than determinism; use the broader Purana’s ethical emphasis—conduct, charity, and dharma—as the primary guide for prosperity and well-being.